PM Trudeau to meet President Yoon Suk Yeol in Canada
September 19, 2022
Global Korean Post
The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau on September 16 announced that the President of South Korea, Yoon Suk Yeol, will visit Toronto and Ottawa, on September 22 and 23, 2022.
This will be President Yoon’s first bilateral visit abroad since he was elected in March 2022.
Prime Minister Trudeau will meet with President Yoon while he’s in Ottawa to advance shared priorities and strengthen the strong trade relationship between our two countries to generate more economic growth that benefits everyone.
This includes working even more closely together on energy, including electric vehicle batteries, critical minerals, and emerging technologies, as well as securing supply chains to create good, well-paying middle class jobs and support Canadian workers.
South Korea is a key global partner for Canada, in particular in the Indo-Pacific region when it comes to many issues, notably regional and global security.
During their time together, the two leaders will also explore ways Canada and South Korea can continue to work together on regional security issues on the Korean Peninsula, including through Operation NEON, which monitors and deters North Korean maritime activities.
They will also continue to condemn Russia’s illegal and unjustifiable invasion of Ukraine, work together to support the Ukrainian people, and reaffirm their commitment to upholding the rule of law.
South Korea is Canada’s seventh largest trading partner, the seventh largest merchandise export market, and the sixth largest source of merchandise imports.
Next year, Canada and South Korea will celebrate 60 years of diplomatic relations.
Canada and South Korea established a bilateral “Strategic Partnership” in 2014 which led to the implementation of the Canada-Korea Free Trade Agreement in 2015, Canada’s first and only trade agreement in the Indo-Pacific region.
